The United States Issues Preliminary Conclusions on Anti-Dumping Investigation of Paper Plates Imported from Vietnam

On August 30, 2024, the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a preliminary conclusion on the anti-dumping investigation of paper plates (HS codes 4823.69.0040 or 4823.61.0040 and may be packaged with other products under HS codes 9505.90.4000 and 9505.90.6000) imported from Vietnam. This case was initiated by DOC together with the countervailing investigation from February 14, 2024 at the request of US paper plate manufacturers. The anti-subsidy investigation has had a preliminary conclusion since June 25, 2024 (https://pvtm.gov.vn/default.aspx?page=news-detail&do=detail&category_id=061fcf6d-54dd-4a7b-9293-33e0c3c218ad&id=86b4f3c9-de68-4943-808f-3f706afea13a).

In this case, DOC selected 02 mandatory defendants. However, 01 mandatory defendant refused to participate in the case, so there is only 01 mandatory defendant left in this case.

According to the preliminary conclusion just issued, the provisional anti-dumping tax rates are as follows:

- The sole defendant company in the case: 0%;

- Other companies: 159.79%, calculated based on available adverse data;

DOC is expected to conduct on-site inspections to verify the information provided by Vietnamese enterprises. This is one of the bases for DOC to issue the final conclusion, giving official tax rates for Vietnamese enterprises. The final conclusion of the case is expected to be issued in early 2025.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) recommends that relevant enterprises prepare and cooperate well with DOC in the upcoming inspection.

For more information, please contact: Foreign Trade Remedies Handling Department, TRA, Ministry of Industry and Trade, 23 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

See the Notice of DOC's preliminary conclusion here.